I Kl'llx H'TERA. 



no 



Terastia meti 

 culosalis. 

 inal.) 



Distribution. — Bellary, Madras, Coimbatore. 

 Probably throughout Southern [ndia. 



Lifehistory. -Not known in detail. Caterpillar 

 creamj -white with large flattened shining brownish 

 warts from which arise short hairs. Bores into 

 terminal shoots and unripe seed-pods <>l Erythrina. 



Foodplant. -Erythrina of various species. 



Status. A minor pest. 



Control. Cutting out caterpillars from terminal 



shoots, the attacked portions of which wither ami die back. 



OMPHISA ANASTOMOSALIS, On. 



Botys anastomosalis, Guenee, Delt. et Pyr., p. m. 

 Omphisa anastomosalis, Hmpsn., Faun. Ind. Moths, IV. 382, f. 20/ ; 

 Swezey, Pr. Hawaii Ent. Soc, I, 76 jj ; Fullaway, Hawaii Expt. 

 Stn. Bull. 22. pp. [6 10, figs. ; Calif. Monthly Bull., I. 242 253, 

 ff. 103- 107. 



Distribution. —Coimba- 

 tore, Saidapet. Prob- 

 ably throughout South- 

 ern India. 



Lifehistory. Cater- 

 pillar about 25 mm. 

 long, moderately stOUt, 

 smooth ; in colour 

 whitish, each s< . 

 rather faintly indicated, 

 with darker smooth 

 flattened wart-. each 

 emitting a short bi i~tl\ 

 hair: head yellowish, 

 true leg> blackish. The 

 caterpillar bores in 

 stems, ih'- pupae also 

 being found in the 

 larval tunnels. 



dplant. Wild 

 [pomoea. 



Remarks. — Thi 

 cies has not yet been 

 nol i nt culti- 



t potato in the 



Omphisa anastomosalis. 

 2. Pupa ; .'.. Moth. The small* 

 tlic natural 1 



vated crops in India but it is a 



